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26 April 2013 at 5:52pm

Dockmaster rewarded for bravery after saving baby

Sam Cooper-Stevens was rescued from Watchet harbour Credit: Family photograph

A dockmaster from West Somerset who jumped into a harbour to rescue a baby has been awarded for his bravery by the county council. 63 year old George Reeder leapt into the water to save six month old Sam Cooper-Stevens after his pushchair was blown from the quayside in Watchet in January.